3% raise for teachers? What a joke FCPS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It really doesn't matter what anyone thinks about teacher pay, hours, vacation, etc. Teachers are leaving and not enough new teachers are entering the field. There are very serious shortages in certain areas, subject and locations. Pay is part of why teachers are leaving, especially in some states where COL is high or pay is still very low. But there are other reasons teachers are leaving. I don't really see it as a solvable issue, at least not in terms of pay raising our way out of this. I also don't think conditions are going to improve. But individually and collectively, teachers have the power to leave. And they are. What happens next in public schools is anyone's guess.

Fine. The schools are terrible. Why throw good money after bad?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Teachers do get 2 months off. It is unique.

Teachers don’t get paid for two months.

I work 60 hour weeks for 40 weeks a year. When summer comes, I have to get another job for 2 months so I can pay my bills. I’m also paying (out of my own pocket) for classes to stay certified as a teacher. Summers aren’t the extended paid vacation many non-teachers think they are.

Boo hoo you pay for your professional development? Welcome to adulthood.

It’s no one’s fault if you cannot maximize the summer months that you have off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers should feel grateful for 3% plus step increases. It is in line with the value that they add to society right now.

thank goodness we don't pay parents.....many are adding nothing but problems to society.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain to me how FCPS think a 3% raise will help retain and recruit talent? This is a shame!
How can we FCPS parents help chance this scenario? Our teachers deserve much better. Shame on our School Board. I am 😤!

So you want to raise taxes? I'm all for it. But you have to be honest with yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is 3% + a step.

$80.9 million to provide a market scale adjustment of 3.0% for all employees.
$58.2 million to provide a step increase for all eligible employees.
$4.3 million to provide a step extension for all scales.

I'm not sure what you want from FCPS. The Fairfax Board of Supervisors needs to raise taxes further if you want big teacher raises.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain to me how FCPS think a 3% raise will help retain and recruit talent? This is a shame!
How can we FCPS parents help chance this scenario? Our teachers deserve much better. Shame on our School Board. I am 😤!

So you want to raise taxes? I'm all for it. But you have to be honest with yourself.

My property taxes went up. Didn’t yours?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers should feel grateful for 3% plus step increases. It is in line with the value that they add to society right now.

"You should be grateful we pay you at all!" isn't the amazing argument you think it is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers do get 2 months off. It is unique.

Teachers don’t get paid for two months.

I work 60 hour weeks for 40 weeks a year. When summer comes, I have to get another job for 2 months so I can pay my bills. I’m also paying (out of my own pocket) for classes to stay certified as a teacher. Summers aren’t the extended paid vacation many non-teachers think they are.

Boo hoo you pay for your professional development? Welcome to adulthood.

It’s no one’s fault if you cannot maximize the summer months that you have off.

I’m guessing this string of negative comments all come from you.

Welcome to adulthood? You’re not there yet yourself, so I don’t think you’re the one to welcome me.

I personally don’t think picking on teachers anonymously is a good use of your time. Why don’t you spend this time putting in an application since we have it so good. Join us!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers do get 2 months off. It is unique.

Teachers don’t get paid for two months.

I work 60 hour weeks for 40 weeks a year. When summer comes, I have to get another job for 2 months so I can pay my bills. I’m also paying (out of my own pocket) for classes to stay certified as a teacher. Summers aren’t the extended paid vacation many non-teachers think they are.

Boo hoo you pay for your professional development? Welcome to adulthood.

It’s no one’s fault if you cannot maximize the summer months that you have off.

Parent here. Your attitude is part of the problem. All the teacher was explaining was that many teachers don’t have 2 months off and need to work or do professional development. People need to start understanding what is happening in the schools and have some empathy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is 3% + a step.

$80.9 million to provide a market scale adjustment of 3.0% for all employees.
$58.2 million to provide a step increase for all eligible employees.
$4.3 million to provide a step extension for all scales.

I'm not sure what you want from FCPS. The Fairfax Board of Supervisors needs to raise taxes further if you want big teacher raises.

We do want greater increases for teachers because we believe they deserve them.

What we want from FCPS is to stop spending on contractors and lawyers. The money allocated to social engineering programs and to protect FCPS employees who break the law should be plenty to increase teachers salaries more significantly than proposed. No need to raise our taxes more than they already are. What we need is to redirect expenses by prioritizing what really matters: Our teachers. They are our boots on the ground when it comes to educating our children. Panorama Education, Planned Parenthood, Sidley Austin LLP, and other contractors, are not.

Thank you many teachers feel this way -gatehouse does not listen nor care for it's teachers and school support staff. They send out constant surveys but do nothing with the feedback and to be honest most teachers don't even want to give feedback because they don't truly believe it's anonymous and nothing changes when we do. Gatehouse is a huge waste of money-all the "experts" sitting in offices. It's demoralizing. Teachers, admin, IA's are leaving. Parents need to direct their anger and frustration at the Gatehouse issue-but instead it's directed at schools. FCPS IS TOO BIG!

+1. I wish FCPS would release the Employee Engagement Survey to the public. Bottom line is that Gatehouse was viewed unfavorably by just about everyone who works inside the schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers do get 2 months off. It is unique.

Teachers don’t get paid for two months.

I work 60 hour weeks for 40 weeks a year. When summer comes, I have to get another job for 2 months so I can pay my bills. I’m also paying (out of my own pocket) for classes to stay certified as a teacher. Summers aren’t the extended paid vacation many non-teachers think they are.

Boo hoo you pay for your professional development? Welcome to adulthood.

It’s no one’s fault if you cannot maximize the summer months that you have off.

Parent here. Your attitude is part of the problem. All the teacher was explaining was that many teachers don’t have 2 months off and need to work or do professional development. People need to start understanding what is happening in the schools and have some empathy.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers do get 2 months off. It is unique.

Teachers don’t get paid for two months.

I work 60 hour weeks for 40 weeks a year. When summer comes, I have to get another job for 2 months so I can pay my bills. I’m also paying (out of my own pocket) for classes to stay certified as a teacher. Summers aren’t the extended paid vacation many non-teachers think they are.

Why are you doing this? I think I have never paid to get points for recertification. FCPS Academy courses are free.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The 3% raise is frustrating because the senior leadership team is expanding in 2023-24 and they have also promoted themselves and received a larger than 3% raise (but they will now also receive 3% raise). Flattened the organization, net neutral, more efficient.

Where do you see senior leadership expanding and where do you see that they got a larger raise?

There is an updated org chart on the website. They are expanding teams at Gatehouse left and right, but not in areas that actually help teachers do their job more effectively. Expanding the exec positions and adding people in areas like Get2Green does nothing for kids and teachers in classrooms. It just leads to more surveys for teachers to fill out.

Wasn’t Get2Green Elaine Tholen’s baby?

That woman was such a lying fraud. Claimed to be an environmentalist but was fine with moving kids living further away from Langley there just so no kids from apartments living closer to Langley ever stepped foot in her rich-kid school.

That’s what we get from local Democrats - HYPOCRISY!

I say this honestly, and without snark. Whomever you are, I am really impressed by your continued ability to find so many opportunities to hate on Elaine Tholen. A lame duck one-term school board member who still gets you riled up like this after four years? Your ability to commit to the hatred is impressive.

[Anonymous]

When teachers complain about teacher pay and work conditions, they can thank a school board that focused on pet projects and personal agendas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain to me how FCPS think a 3% raise will help retain and recruit talent? This is a shame!
How can we FCPS parents help chance this scenario? Our teachers deserve much better. Shame on our School Board. I am 😤!

So you want to raise taxes? I'm all for it. But you have to be honest with yourself.

My property taxes went up. Didn’t yours?

The rate didn't change, it's your assessment that changed.